Pushing Herself up
Lily slowly lifted her head, keeping her hands flat on the floor to evenly distribute her weight. The floors made a sound, though not as loud as Lily had anticipated. She got up and listened.
No one could find out
Lily had to find a way out of this attic. Margaret would have made Lily ill if she hadn’t done so already, after finding out that her husband wouldn’t forgive her for breaking in to his parents’ house. She had to come up with a plan.